In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Global South have accrued debts to tackle the global economic downturn and humanitarian crises. With debts becoming unsustainable in regions like Africa and South Asia, the impending fears of defaults have led to such countries resorting to the help of the IMF for providing emergency assistance. However the conditionality of such assistance comes with the implementation of austerity measures which may only serve to exacerbate the cost of living crisis in such countries.
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